Visible Learning

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​​​​​​Visible learning is all about children taking ownership for their learning.

Visible Learning is the result of the research undertaken by John Hattie to understand what provides the most success in learning. It is based on over 68,000 studies and 25 million students. John Hattie defines Visible Learners as students who can:

Articulate what they are learning

Explain the next steps in their learning

Set learning goals

See errors as opportunities for further learning

Know what to do when they are stuck

Seek feedback

As a staff we have spent time actively discussing what the dispositions are that students need to be successful learners. We decided on the following: management, innovation, ownership, persistence and reflection. To make them more interesting, we devised them as Super Powers.

Students also need to know what they are learning, and what is needed in the task to make them successful. These are known as :

Learning Intentions or
WALT (We are learning to....)

and

Success Criteria or WILF (What I'm looking for....)

We believe that our students can embrace learning challenges by developing a
Growth Mindset which sets them on the road to reach even higher levels of achievement.